v., okweteega, okuweebuuka, okubulwa.

e- (li/ma) hollow-stemmed perennial mountain bamboo, Arundinaria alpina. It is black in color as opposed to nkaawo which is yellow.

e- (li/ma) lack, shortage, scarcity. cf. bula.

plur. bibbumbuzzi) black and yellow boring wasp, mason wasp. cf. bumbujja.

lit. it jumps over (buuka) the trunk of a cut-down plantain (mugogo).

ddugavu. very b., ddugavuzigizigi. be b., okuddugala. go b. (fruit), okuswankula.

okuddugaza, okubabira, okuziga.

omuweesi.

o- (bu/-) blackness; darkness; less commonly dirtiness, cf. ddugala, -ddugavu.

o- (bu/-) tiredness; lack of vitality/strength; minor sickness, cf. koseka, -kosefu.

be lacking, lack; be at a loss for; lose. Yabulwa eky' okuddamu. He was at a loss for an answer. Nnali siyinza kubulwa ddoboozi lye. I could not be mistaken about/fail to recognize his voice. Bwe yamunoonya n'abulwa n' agenda. When he looked for him without success (lit. and he was missing) he went away. Omuntu bw'abulwa by'ayogera anuuna ne ku vvu. (prov.) When a person is at a loss for words he even sucks on ashes. (This is said of a person who talks for the sake of talking).

o- adv. like an nziziiri (a kind of black beetle), kuddugala buziziiri, to be extremely black.

e- no plur. (li/ma) freedom; opportunity; leisure; lack of worry, peace and quiet, eddembe ery'okwogera, freedom of speech, ebiseera eby'eddembe, leisure time. Atunuza ddembe. He looks relaxed/ composed, cf. akalembe.

e- plur. amalibu (1 i/m a) gap; breach. Omwana ow'amalibu agema enkuba. (prov.) A child with teeth missing prevents rain (from falling). Ow'amalibu akiina ow'engereka. (prov.) The person with missing teeth derides the person who has teeth which overlap. The pot calls the kettle black.

nzirugadde) v.i. be or become black/dark blue; darken; be or become dirty.

e- big piece of news, major item of information. (Sate: the gram. plur. amawu- Iire lacks the augm. force of eggulire.) cf. wulira.

ddugavuzigizigi.

cf. embogo.

black person, cf. ddugala.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small black waterfowl, cf. fubutuka.

a- (ka/bu) black-capped finch.

a- noun of limited occurrence doubt; lack of conviction. Sisigaddeemu kakunkuna. I have no (remaining) doubt, okuggwaamu akakunkuna, to become completely convinced, have one's doubts removed. cf. kunkuna.

a- (ka/bu) blemish, stain, spot; defect; grudge, rancor. Omulungi tabulako kamogo. (prov.) A beautiful person does not lack a blemish. Nobody is perfect.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small black ant with a sharp sting, cf. ensolosozi.

as an adv. as black as pitch, with the -a of rel. jet black; pitch dark, agale aga kazigizigi, huge, pitch black clouds. Wabweru kazigizigi yali akutte okufa. It had become completely dark outside, cf. zigizigi.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large black ant. Ekika ky'Ekinyomo, the Black Ant Clan. Nze sisiika binyomo. colloq. I am not just joking, lit. frying ants.

e- (ki/bi) blockage; congestion; suffocation; constipation, ekiziyiro mu buta- ssa, asphyxia, interruption of breathing, kufa kiziyiro, to be overcome by the lack of fresh air; to die from lack of air. cf. ziyira.

e- (li/ma) shortage; lack; scarcity. with the -a of rel. rare, scarce. Amayinja g'omuwendo ga kkekwa. Precious stones are scarce.

e- (li/ma) kind of large black caterpillar.

ndebedde) v.i. feel weak; be exhausted/tired; be loose/slack; be soft/viscous.

etc.

loosen, unstring, etc.

o- plur. embaawo (lu/n) plank, board; blackboard; bench (e.g., in a schoolroom); bench (of parliament), olubaawo oluddugavu, blackboard. Yali musajja musazi wa mbaawo. He was a carpenter, lit. cutter of boards.

watered down; fig. lacking in substance. Obujulizi bwe yawadde bwabadde bwa lujjulungu ddala. The evidence which he provided was utterly unconvincing.

o- with the -a of rel. superficial, lacking profundity. Amagezi g'alina ga lunguuba. He is stupid.

become bruised and swollen (of a bodily part).

o- (lu/n) small black cormorant, darter.

o- (lu/n) long stick; peg; skewer; blackhead. kuyita ku luti, to have a narrow escape. cf. ^omuti.

o- plur. empeesa (lu/n) shift of work in a forge/blacksmith's shop. cf. Iweesa.

e- (laorn/n) black-shouldered kite.

a- adv. loosely; slackly, oku- siba amajenjeeke, to tie loosely, cf. jenjeeka.

e- (n/n) youth, lit. lacking (bula) beard on the chin (kalevu). also as an invar, adj. omulenzi embulakalevu, youth.

e- (n/n) homeless person, one who lacks (bula) a little house (akayu).

African blackwood or African ebony, Dalbergia melanoxylon.

e- (n/n) black rail; water-hen.

e- with the -a of rel. hard and black (of plantains attacked by a kind of parasite).

e- (n/n) kind of bamboo, brown in color, as opposed to bbanda which is black.

e- (n/n) kind of large black ant which eats termites, enkolooto y'ebintu, a large amount of baggage/luggage.

blackish; very dark. cf. ekiyonga.

pied wagtail, ekijanjaalo ekya nnamunye, kind of bean, so called because its black and white stripes are suggestive of the bird.

-ko or -wo), kumalamu kyeso, to win at the game of mweso. kumalamu musolo, to flee, run off at a great speed, kumalamu kigwo, to throw (in wresting); to prevail (e.g., in an argument). Olumbe lwamumalamu amazzi. He died of illness, lit. disease finished up the water in him. kumalako kisa, to give up on (a person). Ommazeeko ekisa. You have worn out my kindness (because of your lack of appreciation), okumalawo obwe- taavu, to meet a need.

e- (n/n) kind of lake bird, black stork or hammerhead.

e- (n/n) shame; shamefulness; modesty, shyness; embarrassment, okukwasa ensonyi, to put to shame; to embarrass, okuggwa ensonyi, to be shameless/utterly lacking in good manners, cf. sonyiwa, sonyiwala, amansonyinsonyi.

e- (n/n) viper; black mamba.

e- (n/n) feng.J way of interpreting, interpretation (e.g., of a foreign language, of a Law), cj. taputa. ntasiima, e- (n/n) ungrateful person, ingrate. Enta- tasiima ebulwa agiwa. lit. An ungrateful person lacks one who will give him (something). No one will give to an ingrate, cf. siima. ntasoma, e- (n/n) hat.

e-, (n/n) core of a small boil; blackhead (on the nose or face); dark surface layer of a knife which is worn away when it is sharpened; first milk after childbirth.

e- (n/n) jet-black water insect which flits to and fro over the water; fig. very dark person.

e- the form of -ddugavu, black, used before nouns of the n/n class and plural nouns of the lu/n class, engatto enzirugavu, black shoes.

e- (n/n) kind of black insect which drips moisture off trees; mistletoe, Viscum album, cf. ddugala, ddugaza.

e- (n/n) manner/way of translating; translation, cf. vvuunula. nzizi, e- plur. of oluzzi, q.v. nziziiri, e- (n/n) a kind of black beetle found near bodies of water, cf. obuziziiri.

rub dry, wipe; mop; polish (e.g., furniture); clean (e.g., a blackboard).

use as a point of departure. Note: This is a word for which a precise English equivalent is lacking. The following phrases illustrate the manner in which it may be used: okusinziira ku lipoota eyafuniddwa olunaku lw'eggulo, according to a report received yesterday. Okufa kwe kwasinziira ku butwa. His death was due to poisoning. Tulina ensonga ejinumu ddala kwe tusinziira ukukkiriza nga waiiwo... We have very firm reasons (from which we start) for believing that_ cf. -sinziivu, ekisinziiro

lebevu, langa vvu, jenjeevu; (lazy) gayaavu; get s., okulebera, okulangaala, okujenjeba, okuddirira, okukennemba.

okulebeza, okuddiriza, okujenjeeka.

obulebevu, obugayaavu.

e- (li/ma) forge; blacksmith's shop.

small black cormorant, cf. ssemirindi.

jet-black, very black.

become loose; lessen; be or get deflated; become relaxed, be relieved; ease up (of an illness).

loosen; lessen; deflate; relax.